Last two times participant at DHB “Lufthansa Final Four” tournament, Vfl Gummersbach lost match of second round in Balingen 33:36 (27:27) after extra time. Specialists for Cup competition (VFL won Cup EHF and Cup Winners Cup in a row) unexpectingly were defeated, but that isn’t only defeat of favorites in early stage of DHB Cup. HSG Wetzlar suffered disaster as a visitor against TuSpo Obernburg 25:33 and also, TV Großwallstadt as third team from First Handball Bundesliga finished participation in DHB Cup after defeat against TV Korschenbroich 24:25.
VfL Gummersbach: Geoffroy Krantz (2), Adrian Wagner (3), Christoph Schindler (1), Drago Vukovic (3), Igor Anic (4), Patrick Wiencek (3), Jonathan Eisenkrätzer (1), Josip Valcic (4), Adrian Pfahl (11/7), Vedran Zrnic (1)
HBW Balingen-Weilstetten: Felix Lobedank (2), Benjamin Herth (6), Dennis Willke (3/1), Frank Ettwein (5), Roland Schillinger (4), Wolfgang Strobel (2), Vladimir Temelkov (5/4), Jens Bürkle (3), Johan Boisedu (3), Sascha Illitsch (3)
Tuesday (Round 2 – DHB Cup)
TuSEM Essen – SC Magdeburg 26:37 (11:16)
HSG Ahlen-Hamm Youngst. – HSG Nordhorn-Lingen 33:39 (19:22)
Wilhelmshavener HV – TBV Lemgo 23:34 (12:17)
TuSpo Obernburg – HSG Wetzlar 33:25 (13:14)
TV Korschenbroich – TV Großwallstadt 25:24 (12:10)
HBW Balingen-Weilstetten – VfL Gummersbach 36:33 n.V. (14:15, 27:27)
TuS Esingen – VfL Bad Schwartau 11:44 (6:22)
Photo: oberberg-aktuell.de
